Timeroom: Spring 2024

Durham Engineering&Physical Sciences :: Physics

PHYS 899 (06) - Master's Thesis

Master's Thesis

Credits: 6.0
Term: Spring 2024 - Full Term - Grad Thesis (01/23/2024 - 05/06/2024)
Grade Mode: Graduate Credit/Fail grading

Class Size: 5
CRN: 53796

Master's Thesis.

Department Approval Required. Contact Academic Department for permission then register through Webcat.

Repeat Rule: May be repeated for a maximum of 6 credits.

Instructors: Dawn Meredith

Start Date	End Date	Days	Time	Location
1/23/2024	5/6/2024		Hours Arranged	TBA

Durham Engineering&Physical Sciences :: Physics

PHYS 899 (07) - Master's Thesis

Master's Thesis

Credits: 1.0 to 6.0
Term: Spring 2024 - Full Term - Grad Thesis (01/23/2024 - 05/06/2024)
Grade Mode: Graduate Credit/Fail grading

Class Size: 5
CRN: 55263

Master's Thesis.

Department Approval Required. Contact Academic Department for permission then register through Webcat.

Repeat Rule: May be repeated for a maximum of 6 credits.

Instructors: Francois Foucart

Start Date	End Date	Days	Time	Location
1/23/2024	5/6/2024		Hours Arranged	TBA

Durham Engineering&Physical Sciences :: Physics

PHYS 899 (08) - Master's Thesis

Master's Thesis

Credits: 1.0 to 6.0
Term: Spring 2024 - Full Term - Grad Thesis (01/23/2024 - 05/06/2024)
Grade Mode: Graduate Credit/Fail grading

Class Size: 5
CRN: 57475

Master's Thesis.

Department Approval Required. Contact Academic Department for permission then register through Webcat.

Repeat Rule: May be repeated for a maximum of 6 credits.

Instructors: Eberhard Moebius

Start Date	End Date	Days	Time	Location
1/23/2024	5/6/2024		Hours Arranged	TBA

Durham Engineering&Physical Sciences :: Physics

PHYS 899 (09) - Master's Thesis

Master's Thesis

Credits: 1.0 to 6.0
Term: Spring 2024 - Full Term - Grad Thesis (01/23/2024 - 05/06/2024)
Grade Mode: Graduate Credit/Fail grading

Class Size: 5
CRN: 57673

Master's Thesis.

Department Approval Required. Contact Academic Department for permission then register through Webcat.

Repeat Rule: May be repeated for a maximum of 6 credits.

Instructors: David Mattingly

Start Date	End Date	Days	Time	Location
1/23/2024	5/6/2024		Hours Arranged	TBA

Durham Engineering&Physical Sciences :: Physics

PHYS 935 (01) - Statistical Physics

Statistical Physics

Credits: 3.0
Term: Spring 2024 - Full Term (01/23/2024 - 05/06/2024)
Grade Mode: Letter Grading

Class Size: 25
CRN: 50746

Review of thermodynamics and kinetic theory, followed by an introduction to classical and quantum statistical mechanics. Microcanonical, canonical, and grande canonical ensembles; ideal Fermi and Bose gases and applications of statistical mechanics to selected physical problems.

Registration Approval Required. Contact Instructor or Academic Department for permission then register through Webcat.

Prerequisite(s): PHYS 931 and PHYS 939 and PHYS 943

Instructors: David Mattingly

	Start Date	End Date	Days	Time	Location
	1/23/2024	5/6/2024	MW	1:10pm - 2:30pm	DEM 251
Final Exam	5/15/2024	5/15/2024	W	3:30pm - 5:30pm	DEM 251

Durham Engineering&Physical Sciences :: Physics

PHYS 941 (01) - Electromagnetic Theory I

Electromagnetic Theory I

Credits: 3.0
Term: Spring 2024 - Full Term (01/23/2024 - 05/06/2024)
Grade Mode: Letter Grading

Class Size: 20
CRN: 50745

The formulation and detailed application of electromagnetic theory to physical problems. The material covered is at the level of the text by J.D. Jackson, "Classical Electrodynamics".

Registration Approval Required. Contact Instructor or Academic Department for permission then register through Webcat.

Instructors: Giorgi Butbaia

	Start Date	End Date	Days	Time	Location
	1/23/2024	5/6/2024	TR	11:10am - 12:30pm	DEM 253
Final Exam	5/14/2024	5/14/2024	T	1:00pm - 3:00pm	DEM 253

Durham Engineering&Physical Sciences :: Physics

PHYS 943 (01) - Quantum Mechanics I

Quantum Mechanics I

Credits: 3.0
Term: Spring 2024 - Full Term (01/23/2024 - 05/06/2024)
Grade Mode: Letter Grading

Class Size: 22
CRN: 50658

Introduces non-relativistic quantum theory, covering wave mechanics, Dirac notation, angular momentum, the use of perturbation theory to calculate atomic energy levels, the interaction of atoms with radiation, and various approaches to calculating the differential scattering cross-section.

Registration Approval Required. Contact Instructor or Academic Department for permission then register through Webcat.

Instructors: Sergii Pershoguba

	Start Date	End Date	Days	Time	Location
	1/23/2024	5/6/2024	TR	9:40am - 11:00am	DEM 338
Final Exam	5/14/2024	5/14/2024	T	8:00am - 10:00am	DEM 338

Durham Engineering&Physical Sciences :: Physics

PHYS 954 (01) - Heliospheric Physics

Heliospheric Physics

Credits: 3.0
Term: Spring 2024 - Full Term (01/23/2024 - 05/06/2024)
Grade Mode: Letter Grading

Class Size: 20
CRN: 56788

The solar wind and its effects on cosmic rays. The basic equations of the solar wind: mass, momentum, angular momentum, and energy balance. Transport processes. Waves, shocks, and instabilities in the solar wind. The basic equations of energetic particle transport. Solar modulation of solar and galactic cosmic rays. Interaction of energetic particles with shock waves. Salient data are reviewed. (Normally offered every other year.) Also offered as EOS 954.

Registration Approval Required. Contact Instructor or Academic Department for permission then register through Webcat.

Equivalent(s): EOS 954

Instructors: Clifford Lopate

	Start Date	End Date	Days	Time	Location
	1/23/2024	5/6/2024	MWF	10:10am - 11:00am	DEM 238
Final Exam	5/15/2024	5/15/2024	W	10:30am - 12:30pm	DEM 238

Durham Engineering&Physical Sciences :: Physics

PHYS 995 (05) - Special Topics

Special Topics

Credits: 1.0 to 3.0
Term: Spring 2024 - Full Term (01/23/2024 - 05/06/2024)
Grade Mode: Letter Grading

Class Size: 20
CRN: 56789

Any special fields of study not covered by the above courses may be included. Topic choices in previous years: astrophysics; elementary particles; lasers/masers; many-body theory; general relativity and cosmology; group theory; atomic physics; quantum theory of light; nonlinear equations, and chaos. May be repeated barring duplication of subject. (Not offered every year.)

Department Approval Required. Contact Academic Department for permission then register through Webcat.

Repeat Rule: May be repeated up to unlimited times.

Instructors: Elena Long

	Start Date	End Date	Days	Time	Location
	1/23/2024	5/6/2024	MWF	10:10am - 11:00am	DEM 251
Final Exam	5/15/2024	5/15/2024	W	10:30am - 12:30pm	DEM 251

Additional Course Details:

Particle Physics

This Special Topic course will cover Particle Physics, including historical and recent advances in the field. This includes the theoretical and experimental background of the Standard Model including QED and QCD, an overview of particle detection and analysis, and if time allows, a brief introduction to current research areas in particle physics such as searches for dark matter and dark forces, neutrinoless double beta decay, and others.

Topics Covered

Standard Model: Particles, Anti-Particles, & Forces
Quarks & Gluons: QCD, Flavor, Color, Hadrons
Leptons: QED, Feynman Rules
Quark/Lepton Interactions: Weak & Electroweak
Symmetry, Groups, & Gauge Theory
Experimental Techniques & Analysis
Discussions on the Papers that Created Particle Physics
Unanswered ‘Big Questions’ and Current Research (as time allows)

Booklist:

Required: Quarks & Leptons: An Introductory Course in Modern Particle Physics by F. Halzen & A.D. Martin (ISBN: 0-471-88741-2)
Required: The Standard Model: From Fundamental Symmetries to Experimental Tests by Y. Grossman & Y. Nir (Hardcover ISBN: 9780691239101, Ebook ISBN: 9780691239118)
Recommended: Introduction to Elementary Particles, Second, Revised Edition by D. Griffiths (ISBN: 978-3-527-40601-2)

Durham Engineering&Physical Sciences :: Physics

PHYS 999 (01) - Doctoral Research

Doctoral Research

Credits: 0.0
Term: Spring 2024 - Full Term - Grad Thesis (01/23/2024 - 05/06/2024)
Grade Mode: Graduate Credit/Fail grading

Class Size: 25
CRN: 50237

Doctoral Research.

Department Approval Required. Contact Academic Department for permission then register through Webcat.

Instructors: David Mattingly

Start Date	End Date	Days	Time	Location
1/23/2024	5/6/2024		Hours Arranged	TBA